Jabeer Mamadu scored twice as Concord rallied for a 3-2 overtime win over South Rowan on Thursday, Sept. 24, keeping the Spiders perfect in South Piedmont Conference play.
The victory pushed Concord to 8-4-1 overall and 6-0 in the SPC, first in the conference standings, according to MaxPreps. It was the Spiders' third straight match with at least three goals after a 6-4 win over Northwest Cabarrus on Sept. 23.
South Rowan struck first.
Johan Sanchez and Aiden Medina scored first-half goals for the Raiders, and goalkeeper Alfredo Bautista made 11 saves in the loss, the Salisbury Post reported.
Mamadu's two goals pulled Concord level, and the Spiders scored again in overtime to complete the comeback. It was the second time this season Concord beat South Rowan, which also fell 3-0 on Sept. 8. The Raiders dropped to 4-8-3 overall and 3-2-1 in conference play.
Concord hosts Salisbury at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, in its next SPC match.
Northwest Cabarrus volleyball falls to East Rowan in five sets
Northwest Cabarrus pushed East Rowan to five sets on Thursday, Sept. 24, in Granite Quarry but came up short, falling 3-2 in a South Piedmont Conference volleyball match.
Piper Tetterton-Martin led the Trojans' defense with 28 digs, and Madalynn Kennedy had 41 assists. Two days earlier, in a five-set win over Concord on Sept. 22, Tetterton-Martin recorded 63 digs and Kennedy posted 38 assists and four aces, according to a MaxPreps recap.
East Rowan got 12 kills from Bristol Smith, 10 from Paisleigh Goodman, and a six-ace, 20-dig performance from Emory Stewart. The Mustangs improved to 10-13 overall and 5-5 in the SPC.
The loss dropped Northwest Cabarrus to 7-9 overall and 2-8 in conference play. The Trojans travel to West Rowan at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29.
South Rowan sweeps Concord volleyball
South Rowan (14-3, 9-1) swept Concord in three sets on the road Thursday, Sept. 24, to stay one game behind Carson in the SPC volleyball standings, the Salisbury Post reported.
